According to Your Textbook, Which One of These Statements Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, which one of these statements is the most accurate regarding eyewitness testimonies?

• A)They are not accurate and should therefore be disallowed.
• B)Though highly variable and easily influenced, they are often reliable.
• C)The reports are reliable only if the witness is very certain.
• D)Children are more likely than adults to give accurate testimony.

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Definitions:

Paramount Decision

A landmark 1948 antitrust case (United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.) ruling that movie studios could not own movie theaters and engage in certain anti-competitive practices.

House Un-American Activities Committee

In 1938, a group within the U.S. House of Representatives was formed to carry out probes into supposed disloyalty and activities undermining the state among private individuals, government workers, and organizations believed to be connected with Communism.

"Name Names"

A phrase associated with the HUAC hearings where individuals were asked to accuse others of being Communists or having Communist affiliations, often leading to blacklisting and ruined careers.

Plead The Fifth

A legal principle allowing a witness to refuse to answer questions where the answers might incriminate them, deriving from the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.